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Northwest Airlines Flight 255, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, crashed shortly after takeoff at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport on August 16, 1987 at about 20:46 EDT (8:46 p.m. local time, 00:46 UTC August 17), killing all 6 of the crew and all 149 passengers with the exception of a 4-year-old girl, Cecelia Cichan, who sustained serious injuries, according to the FAA's Office of Aviation Research.

Northwest Airlines Flight 255, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, crashed shortly after takeoff at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport on August 16, 1987 at about 20:46 EDT (8:46 p.m. local time, 00:46 UTC August 17), killing all 6 of the crew and all 149 passengers with the exception of a 4-year-old girl, Cecelia Cichan, who sustained serious injuries, according to the FAA's Office of Aviation Research.